Louis Jourdan Quotes
There are actors in this town who made important careers for a long, long period just by taking the parts that Cary Grant turned down.
Quotes to Explore
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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Golf... is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well.
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I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.
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I'm not a pin-up, thankfully. I'm not suggesting I feel unconfident. I am beautiful to my husband. I am beautiful to my friends. I feel sexy and all those things with the people I love.
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I know girlfriends of mine who, when they were approaching pregnancy and starting a family, consistently went through a period right beforehand that was a last gasp kind of thing where they just wreak havoc. They fall apart, in a profound way, because there's some awareness that that's the last time they can do that for awhile.
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Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
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I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.
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As an actor, you always think that whatever job you have is going to be your last. In some way, shape or form, you think you're going to screw it up and you're never going to work again.
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Hollywood has to be a better reflection of the world we live in.
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Everybody loves vampire stories, and if there's one show in particular that's done really well, it just opens the door and the opportunity for more of those kind of stories to get through.
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History rarely repeats itself, but its echoes never go away.
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The Tower of David is important for Israel's heritage and existence because it is more than a tower, it is a symbol. It is more important than the Azrieli Towers.
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The stage is a place where I can be wholly myself. Even though you're in front of people almost to be judged, it is a place without judgement.
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We live in a world of virtual goods where none of us own the 0s and 1s. What are you going to do?
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His mother should have thrown him out and kept the stork.
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Nature has left this tincture in the blood, That all men would be tyrants if they could.
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I work twice as hard as everybody else.
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When you put your characters in a dire situation, they often do things that surprise even you, so you have to go back and revise your original conception of who they are.
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I never liked Gandalf the White as much as Gandalf the Grey, and I never liked him coming back. I think it would have been an even stronger story if Tolkien had left him dead.
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I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one.
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My father loved baseball and he cultivated my talent. I don't think he ever had any doubt in his mind that I would play professional baseball someday.
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I just loved the whole idea of being an actor.
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I've been a victim in every film I have done so far. It would be nice to play someone who doesn't get killed for once. Then again, I am getting really good at screaming and fake tears.
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There are actors in this town who made important careers for a long, long period just by taking the parts that Cary Grant turned down.
